Why has anger increased in American society?

[CmdrShep2154]

It seems like after the election hatred and anger has increased. What has changed in our society to allow such a thing to happen? What should we do to put America on the path to happiness?

[nymphetsss]

Cause fuck you thats why ! j/k dont infract me

[Lorgar Aurelian]

It was proabbly all of the blacks, and the hispanics, and the whites, and the reds, and the Jews, and the asians, and the brown people. I think all of them are to blame if we got rid of them every one would be much calmer.

[Stardrift]

Combination of things! Politics, agendas, media, trends. Toss all those into a pot and you've got a culture ready to stick a knife into something that doesn't suit their views. It's been that way for a very long time. It's just that some people from different mediums have found ways to profit off it all.

Welcome to outrage culture, baby!

[PACOX]

Has it though?

Seems as angry as usual.

[Stelio Kontos]

Simple, too much shitposting on MMO-C.

Looking at you, OP...

[Celista]

Partisan politics and overall stress due to cost of living, long hours and still depressed wages. Other factors.

It was proabbly all of the blacks, and the hispanics, and the whites, and the reds, and the Jews, and the asians, and the brown people. I think all of them are to blame if we got rid of them every one would be much calmer.

Don't forget the liberals, we're the worst.

[Stelio Kontos]

Don't forget the liberals, we're the worst.

All the liberals being literal Stalins and all the conservatives being literal Hitlers.

And all the neutrals being filthy casuals.

[PC2]

It seems like after the election hatred and anger has increased. What has changed in our society to allow such a thing to happen? What should we do to put America on the path to happiness?

Unfounded fear mongering. Trump is a fascist, Nazis around every corner, environmental doom is near.

[Deleted]

The far more interesting thing is how the entire world becomes more and more angry against the US. On 2017 there was already far more negativity than positive about US influence on countries. In the last few weeks it feels like it became pure hostility.

[exochaft]

Combination of things! Politics, agendas, media, trends. Toss all those into a pot and you've got a culture ready to stick a knife into something that doesn't suit their views. It's been that way for a very long time. It's just that some people from different mediums have found ways to profit off it all.

Welcome to outrage culture, baby!

These types of things have existed for centuries, however the delivery and non-stop onslaught via social media and 24-hr news cycles of the current times is borderline indoctrination. If you live and breath the social media scene, you'll likely be angry or outraged or just downright unhappy in general. I personally try to stay away from such things as even brief encounters with such devices are toxic, to the point where I don't even have things like a Twitter account.

However, I think it's a self-fulfilling prophecy amongst its recurring audience when all you is get exposure to anger and unhappiness, instead of justified anger/unhappiness as the result from real problems. People need time to cool their heads, yet the bombardment of negativity doesn't stop to allow such temperance. Even if there legitimately is nothing to be angry or unhappy about, the narrative must continue in the form manufactured rage or distorted representations of benign or positive events to further feed such negativity.

I could also make the case that it's partially because people have strayed from making logical arguments based upon core values or beliefs, thereby failing to rationalize their views instead of taking any information at face value. When I try to construct my thoughts as responses, I start from what I believe are fundamental truths and build my way up. It's far more rational than taking any incident and twisting it to validate your beliefs, which is generally the product of an irrational, potentially even spiteful, thought process. Simply stated, it's the difference between deciding how you feel built upon a constructed argument based on your beliefs versus letting your emotions shape your belief system to fit your current needs... the former allows for civil discourse and debate, the latter does not.

[PC2]

The far more interesting thing is how the entire world becomes more and more angry against the US. On 2017 there was already far more negativity than positive about US influence on countries. In the last few weeks it feels like it became pure hostility.

Who cares if some random people are angry at the US? We don't need their approval.

[Nathreim]

Standard of living has gone down for the first time in US history.

[Celista]

Probably because ever since January of 2017 our government has been one giant scandal after scandal, in almost every single federal department, on what seems to be a daily basis.

Listening to the latest of what seems to be never-ending Trump shit storm and scandal spree is stressful as hell, for whichever side you belong.

Conservatives don't seem stressed out about it.

[Dispraise]

It was proabbly all of the blacks, and the hispanics, and the whites, and the reds, and the Jews

Ooh, you cannot reach me now
Ooh, no matter how you try
Goodbye, cruel world, it's over
Walk on by
oh, are we not quoting floyd lyrics? 'cause I thought, you know, with the... nevermind

Conservatives don't seem stressed out about it.

I'm stressed as fuck, thank you for asking.

[Celista]

I'm stressed as fuck, thank you for asking.

*pats u gently*

[Zyphrus]

Well when you are constantly bombarded with "the sky is falling" scenarios by the media, I can see how one would think that.

[Deleted]

100 people in the media having one opinion forced on millions of people who dont share their view?

[Cizr]

Frustration because your team did not win.
Fearmongering (Trump is literally Hitler and will start executing non whites soon).
Overreaction to non issues.
Artificial victim making.

[Dispraise]

*pats u gently*

*collapses into apoplexis*